The Tasmanian Breath of Fresh Air Film Festival (BOFA), now in its sixth year, has become an annual fixture on the calendar of Tasmanian film makers, actors and technicians, who gather in Launceston for the master classes and BOFA Devil Awards.
Now in its sixth year, this year’s BOFA Festival will run from November 5 to 8 with the industry master classes and Award presentations on Saturday, November 7.
Present and future film makers will once again gather at BOFA to learn from leading Australian directors, producers and actors sharing their experience and helping to build skills and expertise in a rapidly changing screen landscape.
The Tasmanian Breath of Fresh Air Film Festival (BOFA) is again inviting Australian film makers to submit entries to their BOFA Devil Short Film Competition.
The competition is open to all resident Australian film makes; films should be less than 15 minutes in length and must have been made in the last five years.
Up to 35 short films will be selected for screening before feature length films and documentaries to festival audiences at BOFA 2015, and will receive a Selected in Competition certificate.
The winner will receive $1000, a VIP BOFA Festival Pass and a hand crafted glass BOFA Devil Award, designed and made by renowned Tasmanian master glassblower James Dodson.
All short film makers whose films will be screened at BOFA 2015 will receive a BOFA Festival Pass to see 8 films of their choice, VALUED AT OVER $100. Film makers wanting to attend BOFA can access free billeting accommodation and cheap airfares by registering interest at admin@bofa.com.au
Entries are also invited from Tasmanian script writers for the BOFA Devil Script Writing Competition open to any script for a feature film, tele-movie or TV series (one episode). The winner’s work will be read at BOFA 2014 by professional actors from Mudlark Theatre in front of an audience including mainland and Tasmanian screen industry guests.
Nominations are also invited from Tasmanian film-makers and industry businesses for the BOFA Devil Entrepreneurial Spirit Award which recognises the work of a member of Tasmania’s screen industry who has shown outstanding entrepreneurial spirit in getting screen projects off the ground, developing their screen business, forming collaborative partnerships, and/or actively working to create a sustainable and viable screen industry in Tasmania. This includes both film-makers of all types and others associated with the screen industry.
Entries for all BOFA Devil Awards open this week and close Sunday 2 August - details at the BOFA web site (http://www.bofa.com.au/competitions/)
The winners and other finalists will be publicly recognised at a special Festival film industry presentation event on Saturday afternoon 7th November in the prestigious Tasmanian Design Centre, Launceston., now in its sixth year, has become an annual fixture on the calendar of Tasmanian film makers, actors and technicians, who gather in Launceston for the master classes and BOFA Devil Awards.
Now in its sixth year, this year’s BOFA Festival will run from November 5 to 8 with the industry master classes and Award presentations on Saturday, November 7.
Present and future film makers will once again gather at BOFA to learn from leading Australian directors, producers and actors sharing their experience and helping to build skills and expertise in a rapidly changing screen landscape.
The Tasmanian Breath of Fresh Air Film Festival (BOFA) is again inviting Australian film makers to submit entries to their BOFA Devil Short Film Competition.
The competition is open to all resident Australian film makes; films should be less than 15 minutes in length and must have been made in the last five years.
Up to 35 short films will be selected for screening before feature length films and documentaries to festival audiences at BOFA 2015, and will receive a Selected in Competition certificate.
The winner will receive $1000, a VIP BOFA Festival Pass and a hand crafted glass BOFA Devil Award, designed and made by renowned Tasmanian master glassblower James Dodson.
All short film makers whose films will be screened at BOFA 2015 will receive a BOFA Festival Pass to see 8 films of their choice, VALUED AT OVER $100. Film makers wanting to attend BOFA can access free billeting accommodation and cheap airfares by registering interest at admin@bofa.com.au
Entries are also invited from Tasmanian script writers for the BOFA Devil Script Writing Competition open to any script for a feature film, tele-movie or TV series (one episode). The winner’s work will be read at BOFA 2014 by professional actors from Mudlark Theatre in front of an audience including mainland and Tasmanian screen industry guests.
Nominations are also invited from Tasmanian film-makers and industry businesses for the BOFA Devil Entrepreneurial Spirit Award which recognises the work of a member of Tasmania’s screen industry who has shown outstanding entrepreneurial spirit in getting screen projects off the ground, developing their screen business, forming collaborative partnerships, and/or actively working to create a sustainable and viable screen industry in Tasmania. This includes both film-makers of all types and others associated with the screen industry.
Entries for all BOFA Devil Awards open this week and close Sunday 2 August - details at the BOFA web site (http://www.bofa.com.au/competitions/)
The winners and other finalists will be publicly recognised at a special Festival film industry presentation event on Saturday afternoon 7th November in the prestigious Tasmanian Design Centre, Launceston.